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This thread replaces my old diary. Please feel to ask me any questions on DTD here.

I've been to the club today, I visit the premises at least once per week. There is still some snagging to do and I'm not too sure about the poker table and chair colours that our designer has chosen, but Nick told me they are already ordered when I moaned, so I guess I'll have to like it or lump it. We have 2 different "cycodelic" colours and the chairs are all going to mixed in, I think our designer wants DTD to look a bit "hip", versus the tradional card room look.

DTD staff have now fully reloated from above my pub to new offices on Pheonix Park, next door the sf group offices. We have 45 desks and even a canteen area, its a bit bigger than we need, but the DTD staff are appreciating the air conditioning, my only concern is that the sales in the pub may go down as DTD staff were good for at least £200 per week!

Michelle Hill, ex Marketing Manaager at sf group has moved over to work at DTD, and Lindsey Raven has joined as Financial Controller, she is also ex sf group. Rather than recruit new staff for DTD, I have chosen to move accross some of my trusted employees at sf group and replace them in that business (which is easier to do as it is already set up and has procedures/policies in place). Even though there is uncertainly over the future of DTD, I will not stop developing the organisation.

The main news on the hearing is that I have made the following offer in writing last week to the 3 objectors, London Clubs, Stanleys & Gala Casinos (through their lawyers of course)

Dear Sirs
 
I confirm that Dusk till Dawn Limited would be prepared to agree and sign a legally binding document with London Clubs International, Stanley Casinos Limited and Gala Coral Group Limited.   

The agreement would prohibit Dusk till Dawn offering Casino games to its members and guests and would also bind any future owners of the poker club.   

The agreement would provide for damages should there be any breach.   

Dusk Till Dawn Ltd would be prepared to sign such an agreement subject to the agreement being accepted by all three objectors.
 
I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely

Robert Yong


The possibility of this happening is already zero. Although London Clubs agreed to it (genuine thanks to them), Gala Casinos ingored it, and Stanley Casinos wrote back declining my offer. This shows us that the casinos concern over us having table games is not the reason why they are opposing the club, it about poker being conducted outside of a casino environment, simple as that.

Never mind, I tried my best.

Cheers Rob

Absolute disgrace.

I only hope the license hearing goes your way. Best of luck.

Dougie.

I have read your post ever since i joined, and I hope to god that the law/courts dont turn out to be an ass, u deserve this and the poker playing public deserve this..

The pictures look good, I cant wait to see the place, will have to make the long journey down when it opens, i'm sure it will be worth it..

Good luck with the case.

Arrogant SOB's you couldn't like them if u tried (London Clubs were at least big enough to agree).  It stinks of i don't care its my ball and you are not playing with it. Best of luck in your endeavours.....................

Keep your sanity Rob! You'll get there!

Just a thought -- I know we all posted our support on the earlier thread -- but is there anywhere where we can write a personal letter of support to ????

Thanks, but every comment has been put forward as evidence, which the magistrates will see, everyone has done their best, I do not believe there is anything more any of us can do, including me, its down to the courts now, we just have to wait for 5 more weeks, and things will be decided, one way or another. Our evidence is nothing short of overwhelming, I cannot think of any reason why we will not be successful. My letter to the casinos offering to sign the legally binding agreement has also been sent with our evidence, its a cut and dry case.

lets hope sanity prevails then, if the legal fraternity cant see the tatics of the bullies it's a poor show -- 

Mr Rob Yong - You are my hero!!


Got every thing crossed for you mate and cant wait to see this great place in all its glory.


Jim.

Quick question. If LCI accept the offer and you sign an agreement with them wouldn't they then withdraw their objection against the club which means you could get on with things? Or is it too late for that?

I certainley hope the court looks into the complete background of this case, and realises all the hard work, time and effort put in to trying to get a legitmate business up and running.

I hope its not a case of they feel "dictated" to by the "big boys" and just roll over.

I have never met Mr Yong, in fact all i know about him is what I have read on here, but i feel he has been honest and open with everybody from the word go, and for that i wish him every success for the future.

Many a "lesser man" would have given up long ago with all the problems he has had to face, try and overcome.

Good Luck Rob.

No Boldie, LCI would withdraw their objection BUT Gala and Stanley would still which effectively still means long draw out hearing. 2 or 3 objectors will make little difference unfortunatley. I made the offer to all 3 objectors, so the casinos collectively could be reassured that Dusk Till Dawn would not compete with their "core business" and even if Dusk Till Dawn Club was sold to another casino group (which I have no intention of going) the new owners could not operate blackjack, roulette etc.

It proves that they have a problem with POKER being operated outside of their walls, which I suppose indicates the revenues that they must make on the table games from poker players is significant.

Well, they would, wouldn't they because they're not in Nottingham.

maybe a "shrewder businessman" would have pulled out, but I don't appreciate getting pushed around by faceless greedy corporates who only care about profits, especially on my own doorstep. I have never moved more than 1 mile from where I was born, Nottingham has been good to me, and I will continue to do everything I can to create jobs and work in this city. The casinos expected me to just "crawl away", not a chance.

Snoops, London Clubs are most definatley in Nottingham. See link below

http://www.lcinottinghamcasino.com/pages/index.html

Oh, I see, I thought you meant clubs based in London had accepted the deal.Thought that sounded odd.

Yep, fair dos, that was big of them - shame Gala and Stanley can't follow suit though. LCI obviously don't make as much from the poker players as the latter two do.

Regardless of what the revenues generated from poker and poker players playing casino games the big corporates just hate the idea that the loss of 1 punter let alone hundreds of punters will make a big dent in their bottom line. The refurb at the vic shows that Grosvenor now realise that its better to have a full cardroom upstairs as opposed to 15 or however many high roller casino tables they used to have upstairs that were constantly lying empty with the occassional punter and yet they had to keep them staffed in case a high roller walked in, it goes back to the old saying that 10% of £1000 is far better than 50% of £0. The days of the high rollers and casinos milking it in are gone and most of them have realised that they can make a profit from poker and since it has become so popular in recent years they just want to keep their own little closed shop as regards to legal card rooms.

Just out of interest Rob, when LCI applied for their license in Nottingham were there any objections from any of the other casino groups?

PS Good luck in court and lets hope the magistrates see sense and do the right thing and allow someone who has been vetted by the gaming commission and gone through everything you have done to toe the line to legally open a licensed poker room as its definetely for the good of the game in this country.

I went to Stanley's new Casino in Nottingham a couple of nights ago, they all seems a nice bunch over there, and quite a few are ex gala employees as I guess you would expect, now there is an alternative casino employer in Nottingham. The Duty Manager noticed me speaking to one of dealers and came accross........but only to wish me all the best on the poker club, what a nice gesture, I think he realises that Dusk Till Dawn will actually bring in business to Nottingham, not steal from the casinos.

In reply to LLevens last post, I am not sure if LCI got any objections, but I know for a fact the Stanleys Casino in Nottingham which opened a few months ago got ZERO objections at their hearing, how this happended, I could only speculate, I don't know the answers (hmmm)

The evidence from the objectors is due back to us on the 28th August, I guess I'll get more of an idea on how the case will go when I can see there evidence, or if in fact I have missed anything. I don't think you need to be a rocket science to forecast their case will contain:

1. "expert market analysis" on demand for poker and/or a casino by some Dr of Gaming
2. Don't give DTD a licence as they will not be able to make any money from poker so they will put in casino tables/or sell to another casino
3. Staneys card room is not full - so how can there be more demand for poker
4. blah blah

I'll be really interested to see LCI's argument that there is no need for DTD when they are having to hold the WSOP Europe in 3 separate casinos due to the demand for poker!

Gala never even had the respect to reply to my offer of signing an agreement not to have casino games/sell ot another casino company, so I guess that is a dead duck.

I wish the case was next week, not in 4 weeks time, we are all fed up of the waiting around and for me personally, whatever the outcome, I am looking forward to putting these last couple of years behind me and focussing on the future for DTD and my other projects, plus having some time to play a few poker tournamants and watch a few more football matches...

Cheers Rob

I don't know if it's relevant but one part of the demographic that has never really shown a demand for a regulated poker game is that of students...I'm lucky enough to have done OK online over the past year and be able to play the odd £1/2 game at gala, but I know for a fact that a hell of alot of people are put off by these limits which are very high for any student. I have encouraged plenty of people to play but a £0.50/1 game or even lower is as high as the majority are prepared to go, and gala don't even do 50p chips anymore. They seem perfectly happy to throw away £40 on blackjack but then £40 at £1/2 is blackjack...Offering a wider range of limits is hopefully something DTD will do and I think you will then see far more young players then willing to take the plunge...Basically current provision for young players without so much money is utterly non existent, I don't know if that's something you can stress?

DTD's USP (unique selling point) is that it will offer a variety of different games, at a variety of different limits, at a variety of different times. This is far beyond anything that is currently on offer and will therefore attract a new market as well as the already established poker market.

I would love to hear the big boys counter arguement to this claim.
 

As an ex-student at Nottingham I was still going along to their games last year and there is HUGE demand from students for decent poker. If DTD could work with the Unis poker societies at say a £.25/$.50 game (or maybe £.50/£.50) and ran it once every couple of weeks the students would flock to the club, guaranteed. I chatted with quite a few who would simply never take several hundred quid to a casino game but would happily sit down with fifty quid in a well-run cash game.

Don't you think they might mention the new legislation?

After all a delay is all they want (and another and another etc) - I would have thought they might try to justify an adjournment by claiming they need to see what affect it will have.

Couple of points:

With regard to the offer of signing an agreement relating to casino games, the responce of the casinos is not relevant - it's the offer that is important, just by bringing the offer to the attention of the magistrates should be enough to prove your intentions.

Secondly, I would be very careful about usuing the student demand in your arguament. Poker is seen as gambling and students are seen as kids or young people, encouraging young people to gamble will not win you any supporters.

Yeah but the reply to that would surely be "How long have you guys know about this new legislation coming in now? And surely any decent well run company has already looked into what the expected outcomes of that would be?"..Ignorance is no excuse :)

The point is that alot of these students do just gamble with their £50 on blackjack because there is no availability of a suitable poker game which introduces an element of skill. You are correct of course, though, robbing students might look bad :).

why?..All they do is rob from society..useless no-good hoodie wearing lay-abouts, the lot of 'em ;)

Rob, just a side issue which Pab metioned in the old thread but i dont think was answered, is the future of DTD online poker safe whatever the outcome of the hearing??

God this thing is dragging on isn't it, it must be so frustrating but i am sure sanity will prevail and the license will be granted.
I hope so as i'm planning on moving into the car park so i can be in there all the time. LOL.

Keep your chin up Rob this time next year we'll all be toasting the success of the best poker club in Europe.

 ;bump;

 ;iagree;

Well, I would love to write and tell everyone about loads of interesting new stuff, but not much has changed. Its just a case of turning up Monday and getting the hearing underway.

However, for those of you who would like a bit of background:

1. LIC submitted NO evidence to the Court at all!

2. Stanleys just submitted their company brochure + 1 page of stats on their card room as evidence

3. Gala submitted their brochure AND Stanley's company brochure (!) plus a few pages from the Gambling Act 2005

4. The 3 casinos met up recently to compare notes/discuss their strategy, apparently at the new LCI casino. I am told by a very reliable source that they now aim to discredit me in court to block dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload). To be honest, there have been so many rumours getting back to me it has got very tiresome and boring.

5. I went to watch the Gala barristor in action in Bradford V Thistle Hotels, he was very clever and really put the screws on the Thistle Witnesses, although he hardly ever mentioned "DEMAND" (the only criteria the magistrstes consider in awarding a licence) he did manage to throw up plenty of "smoke screens" On this basis, I am sure that I and any other dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) witnesses are in for a hard time in court.

6. The Gambling Commission have been absolutley great, they have sent a further 2 page letter directly addressed to the Magistrates on the 17th September which was copied into Gala, LCI and Stanleys. I can't say what was actually in it, but it was "music to my ears"

How can we lose this hearing? Dunno - however, the Casinos have already "won" by delaying us this far, so even if dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) wins, I think the Casinos will still be pretty happy overall.

Cheers Rob

 ;goodluck; next week Rob,... the poker world is with you.

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all the luck in the world to you Rob

On the basis of the evidence they've submitted it seems like this delay was all they were aiming for. I think they'll be over the moon if they create enough of a smoke screen to get the magistrate to call for another delay but, like you said, I think they'll be happy enough as it is.

Best of luck Rob. We're all praying for the decent thing to be done.

 ;goodluck; ;goodluck; ;goodluck;

 :goodpost: ;iagree;

All the best fella

From the evidence, or lack of, submitted it seems as though they got what they wanted i.e. u spending a bloody fortune with no operational income while they have had a few more months of customers that will come dtd's way.
All the best Rob, although i'm sure you'll get a grilling, just jump through the hoops and everyone will be in Notts next month celebrating when the club opens!!!

Regardless of their interest in poker, I think any fair minded person would wish you all the best for Monday.

First and foremostly all the best for Monday Rob.
Secondly surely it is up to the objectors to provide reasons for their objection to DTD's license which appears to be nonexistant from what you have said earlier today. It looks to me that they could be found guilty of wasting the court's time if the best they can come up between the 3 of them is company brochures etc. But I'm sure as far as they are concerned they have achieved a great deal by keeping DTD from opening back in March, many a man would have given up the fight but credit where credit is due Rob hasn't keeled over and has vowed to fight this all the way.
The very best of British to Rob and all of the DTD team on Monday and like everyone has said before me fingers and everything else crossed for you.

Cant add much else as everything has allready been said.
But one more Good Luck wont go a miss, you deserve this Rob!

Discredit you are they out of their tiny little minds FFS -- hold the fort Rob you are holding the nuts -- they are little lumps of shit on your shoe -- all the very best

 :goodpost: ;iagree;

;goodluck; Rob & Co!!!!

Gl Rob!!!

All the best!!! Nearly at the finishing tape........

FYP

Good luck, and try and give us a daily update if that is allowed during the case

It's closing in on D-Day, or should that be DTD-Day?

Let's hope reason prevails, and all your hard work will be worthwhile. 

;goodluck;

edge of my seat Rob. can't believe the hearing's finally hear

best of luck to you and I hope to be sat at one of your tables within a couple of weeks

Hope their Barrister brings up all your fine charitable work, whare I know every penny raised goes straight to your good works.

Now that would really discredit you.

Good luck Rob

Thanks guys, much appreciated, Rob

Good luck on Monday Rob

If you dont mind I may pop down to the court one day for curiosity and moral support.

I hope the Judge can see sense and make the casinos pay your legal costs.


Chris

good luck rob lets hope justice is seen to be done  ;goodluck;

Best of luck. I'm sure you won't need it though!

All the very best to you Rob, and all the team, and may all your hard work, in all areas,  be rewarded in a successful conclusion to this situation.  Bainn and I greatly look forward to seeing you all at DTD.

all the best

goog luck to all involved.

hope justice is done.


so rob all being well can we book hotels for october???

Haha, "don't count chickens" comes to mind, but seriously, there is absolutley zero reason why we should not get this licence, I know it, and so do the 3 objectors, and I am sure the court are well aware of the delaying games that have been employed here. I am 100% confident, there is no need for luck, if for some crazy reason I do not get a positive result, I have plenty to do outside of poker to keep me busy.

Cheers Rob

Hang in there!  Monday can't come soon enough and you have loads of people cheering you on.  Will be thinking of you and wish you all the best!   

Just to add my good wishes. It's hard to see how this case can possibly last 4 days.

Surely any attempt to discredit you has to be irrelevant to this hearing doesn't it? Isn't this hearing all about demand for the facility? I would have thought "fit and proper to run this sort of establishment" issues were covered under the casino licence process?

Pob Lwc Rob & team :)up

hope all your hard work and determination is rewarded.

Rob
Just a pointer ... Having been to court on a number of occasions...professionally of course.. The Barrister will try to throw up smoke screens and ask questions in a verbally challenging way .. i.e. big words confusing sentences... All you have to say is "I dont understand the question could you re phrase it please" Two things 1) it will throw them as they will have there preparred questions but not alternates and two you can guarantee the magistrates won't understand and they will be thankful that its been made more comprehensible.. Short answers as well...
Cometh the hour ..Cometh the man.. I sent you a PM wishing all the best
But Again All the best!
K9

Good luck, got everything crossed for ya xxx

Well, forum's have ears you know. So they might have alternates now :(

Surely that means they will have to do twice as much preparation though... Having said that I really don't think warning them to prepare questions in plain English will have much of an effect on the outcome of the case!

Best of luck Rob!

Before 1 September they wouldn't have been allowed to.

Thanks for all your kind words and advice.

Many Gala, Stanleys and LCI employees have also told me that I have no chance - "cause their boss told them this and that blah blah blah", but as I have always said, I remain supremely confident even if other people do not share my view. IMO all I am up against is a few hired hands in suits, the Magistrates (who are just normal people like me and you) will see straight through them and their underhand tactics and then this will all be ancient history, dusk till (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) dawn (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) will open, and people will be saying "do you remember those donkey casinos who tried to stop us opening, what a bunch of jockeys they really were".

I mean, how sick is it that when the recently opened Stanleys Casino applied for their casino licence in Nottingham - they received NO OBJECTIONS, and I have all 3 against me..........how can I or anyone else have any respect for the way these casinos do their business?

Cheers Rob

Good luck, I so want this one to go through. Try to post good news before going out on the razz next week.

Good luck Rob... me and the Mrs are pullin for you and looking forward to a few trip to Notts. 

WonkyJim

Cometh the hour , cometh the man

All the best for monday

Jim

ONE TIME PLLLLEEEASE. 

GL - CANT WAIT FOR THE OPENING

Best of luck in the hearing Rob, this should be a chance to reward the legitimate poker club that goes about its business within the law. Cmom 1 time.

This case is a land mark - and one that the magistrates should be proud to be involved with. Granting this will give so much to Nottingham and the surrounding areas - how can they possibly say no?

There are so many people holding their breath on this one - last night at Luton it was the talk of one of the tables I was on - people wanting to escape the gaming tables and just be able to play poker. 

Good luck Rob - you deserve it after all your perseverance.

Tracey x

Any chance of a bookie jim price o the outcome?

Goodluck Rob   :)up

fingers are crossed for you

FRAN

To the outsider its a no brainer...

1-50 DTD  40-1 Muppets.

To the informed with all inside information and knowing how they play dirty......

1-10 DTD    7-1 Muppets.

To the punter with a large bankroll........

1-3 DTD    2-1 Muppets.

You dont need luck Rob, what you need is justice.

All the very best.

Good Luck Rob  :)up

Well, its finally arrived, "D" day, the dusk till (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) dawn (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) case begins at 10am tomorrow and the Magistrates Court has allowed 4 full days to reach a result.

I predict that the result is annouced either way by end of play Tuesday, Wednesday at the very latest. This is based on the fact that I have decided to use only 3 witnesses (Myself, Simon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=400) Trumper (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=400) and Mike Wiseman) and the fact that the 3 objectors collectively submitted next to zero documentory evidence.

There was always a faint hope that one or all of the objectors would pull out at the last minute, but I never personally expected that, this case has become more that just a "routine casino application V objectors" - somehow it has developed into a bigger fight than that....for both sides

Its been a long journey, I'd like to say full of "highs and lows", but there have not been that many "highs" except maybe looking at the building now that it is finished, and the fact that a few lads who went to school together achieved that.

Looking back, I would never have got involved in dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload), taking into account the licencing problems and everything else that comes with this industy. I never launched dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) to make £millions, it was just an idea that sort of ran away with itself, and I stubornly refused to be pushed around by the casinos, so we are where we are. It is always right to stand up for yourself, no matter what the financial costs, as this will make it easier for other people to stand up to these big companies in the future, plus, its hard to really respect yourself if you crawl away into a corner when faced with adversity.

Outside of poker, I run professional successful businesses but my important decisions are always based on gut feel and not based on financial rewards, I liken a "business" to a "community", there are good and bad in both, but if you are "good", you will have respect, which makes you feared, unpredicatble and dangerous to your adverseries. I believe in the poker business/community, I am respected, and the casinos are a necessary evil at the moment, and I also I believe that this will be demonstrated in court, and dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) will win resoundingly.

If we do get the green light this week, I will take a break to re-juvinate, as I am very tired to be honest. The background work that I have been doing to get us to this position has taken its toll on me, most people don't see what has been needed to be done. I will need time to get my "enthusiasm" back, as there are many things that have really disapointed me to do with this project, not only licencing related.

Despite being pretty fed up with the whole dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) Project, the last thing that I will do is roll over and let the casinos win this week, in fact, in a perverse way, I am looking forward to finally locking horns with them as I am so sure that the magistrates will see what is really before them, and not be persuaded or influenced by their trickery in court. I also look forward to silencing a few of the so called "experts" who have been predicting my downfall behind my back, after all, I am only human, and crushing your enemies and critics has to feel nice (no matter how humble you like to see yourself).

I'm off to my pub tonight to do the Sunday £1 Quiz, then hopefully get a decent nights sleep. Nick is picking me at my house at 8.45am, then we'll fetch "Aces" Trumper, park up in town, grab a coffee, meet Mike Wiseman and my lawyer, Andrew Woods, at the court..........of course, I will find a way to keep you all updated on this thread, and I know many of you are genuinely behind me, even though we have never met face to face.

Cheers, Rob

Best of luck.

No matter what happens Thanks for trying.

Give um hell.

good luck rob one time!

Fingers crossed for your success.

good luck, nothing more I can say

Looking forward to an update tomorrow night...presuming you are allowed to publicly pass comment during the hearing!??

Ditto.

;goodluck;

Good Luck  :)up

Yep, Good Luck

You know you will have the thoughts and best wishes of us all behind you

I have the upmost respect for every thing you've done up to this point Rob, Your attitude has been amazing thru out this whole ordeal.

I'm sure the right decision will be made this week.

Good Luck in court next week, looking forward to your victory and visiting the club in the very near future.

What he said  ;goodluck;

All the best Rob.  ;goodluck;

Just win it  ;goodluck;

a real cliffhanger, best of british,gl

All the best Rob ;goodluck;

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All the best to you and your team Rob.

Enjoy Victory Mate

Cheers

John and  Sarah

Good luck Rob, we need a club like DTD, let's hope the courts see sense!

 ;goodluck;

Good luck Rob, ship it one time!

Best of luck in the morning guys.

Good luck Rob,

I would have a word with the Poker Gods on your behalf... but they don't usually listen to me.

I'll just have to cross my fingers instead.

Take em down -- prayers are with you

I am soooooooooooooo wishing you and your team all the best, take it down fella!!

 ;goodluck;

One time!

yeah goodluck!...I know I'm tired of waiting for updates on DTD and all that..just get it open and make us all happy :)

Thinking of you today .

Best wishes

Charmaine

 ;iagree; :goodpost: 

Wish we could all be there with you today to show our support. Just know that we're there in spirit.

Hope they see sense and it goes well.

d day ,good luck m8 ,where all routing for you.

Your fortitude during all of this has been absolutely amazing.......I wish you every success........bring it home

Good luck mate.

best of luck

someone pull the bad beat lever for the casinos

gl Rob

Could do with some live update coverage for this event!

Yeh, I've been keeping an eye on the thread all morning.

Thought we may have got an update an lunchtime.

Dougie.

I wanted to run a live web cast of the hearing, but i dont think the bench would have been too impressed LOL

Its a race, AK vs QQ... after the flop the Queens are still ahead but Rob's AK soooted has picked upa flush draw on the turn giving him six overcards and 9 flush cards to hit on the river

All the very best for the hearing. All poker players deserve a club like DTD.

More like Rob has them dominated with KK v K2off allin preflop, he can't lose, unless the judg....sorry dealer gives him a brutal bad beat.

Cant wait for dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) to open. I have been to see the place now and met many of the guys involved. This truly is a new benchmark for poker in the UK and beyond. In fact it's gonna be so good I'm leaving Dublin to move to Nottingham.

I would love to give you all a detailed update of the proceedings today, but it is not permitted, we were told under no uncertain terms that the contents of todays hearing were not to be made public. I'm not sure exactly why, as there were members of the press present, but I have to respect the magistrates courts directive, especially as extracts from my Blondepoker dusk till (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) dawn (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) Diary were used to cross examine today me by the Gala barrister.

However, what I can say is :

1. All parties agreed that this case will not last 4 days, and a decisions end of play Tuesday/early Wednesday is likely

2. Nothing happended today that has changed my view of a positive outcome for dusk till (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) dawn (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)

3. There were only 2 objectors, London Clubs International decided to withdraw their objection 30 minutes before the case began.

Thank you for all your good luck posts,

Cheers Rob

Great news to see that one of the objectors pulled out.

Here's ;pokergods; for a positive result for Rob and the rest of the dtd team.

Very best of luck guys.

Great news about London pulling out.  Best of luck tomorrow :)

LCI smell a costs application!

Rob,

When you win how soon will the club be open?

Go to bed and get a good nights kip FFS!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh and GL again.......

Haha, IF we win, i'll annouce it when I sober up.


Am on my way to bed now, sir


I hope so, I would enjoy donating any awarding of costs to my charity, but unfortunately, its all still in the balance who wins and loses, its up to the 3 magistrates.........

Goodnight Rob

(http://www.1077thebone.com/events/ringgirlnight/images/bambi.jpg)

Good luck today.

To hell with it!....if we are going to get this everyday,lets hope it goes on another month...................................... ;D

give them hell good luck rob

Fantastic News about LCI, hope they have seen sense and have realised how unjust an objection is. Fingers crossed ......so do the magistrates.

Robert - do you think that's a reason?

Wern't LCI the ones who were willing to drop the objection when Rob was prepared to sign a document stating that no other table games would be played other than poker. I think LCI know that Rob is a man of his word and can't be arsed with the hassle and cost of a court appearence..........

Very much so.

Found this on the website of "The Nottingham Evening Post" -

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=195917&command=displayContent&sourceNode=134241&contentPK=18484396&folderPk=78486&pNodeId=133951

I've completely forgotten what I was going to say.

Never mind, I'll just leave the pic there :)

 :)up

Nice comment on their site Jon.

Here is hoping it ended tonight with a positive result..

I had to leave the hearing at 12pm today, to attend a funeral at Redditch of one of my longest serving staff, Lisa Bayliss. She took her own life tragically last week at the age of 35 - I decided that no matter what was happening at the hearing, I would make it to the funeral, when events like this happen, it really puts a casino licence into perpective.

Anyway, the latest news from today (Day 2) is:

1. The 3 Magistrates visited dusk till (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) dawn (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) today and were given a tour by Simon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=400) Trumper (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=400). They also visited London Clubs International's card room, apparently they were already familiar with Stanleys and Gala casinos.

2. All evidence from dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload), Gala and Stanley has been given now. Gala and Stanleys put one Director from each of their companies on the stand today.

3. Tomorrow at 10am, each of the three Barristors will give the "closing statements" to the court, then the court will break for lunch, and between 1pm and 2pm we will get a decision.

My next post (and maybe the final one) on this thread will be THE RESULT, good or bad.......the dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) project - "the set up of Europes largest poker club" will be at last over...............

Cheers Rob

I trust he signed them up  ;)

Who gets to speak last?

That is very sad news about Lisa, Rob,  but I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and the dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) team the very best of luck when the decison comes in tomorrow.  The sweat and turmoil of your battle will enrich the experience of visiting dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) for everyone who has followed this story over the last couple of years.  Those who come later will only see a magnificent club.  Whatever the result, congratulations on a job very well done.

Echo what Des says ..GL Rob and the rest of the team.x

Yep, Good post, Des, well put.

I can't stand this - if this was a book I would have to turn to the last page right now - I think there may be a film in this though....a bit like the boots film about the guy from Northampton.

Good luck Rob x

Well said sir


And i have a monkey on you opening, AGAINST A GALA GM!!!!

Easy money :)

Everything crossed good luck

whats that ,who cares wha\t ken thinks the little worm

(http://www.cotswoldaerials.co.uk/dtd1.jpg)

I really don't know what else to add that doesn't echo everyone's thoughts and comments .... all the best for tomorrow Rob, I really admire your guts and passion. May the best man win.

Mich

sorry to hear about the tragic loss of life of lisa rob. i didnt know her but am saddened by such a loss of life at such a young age.
my thoughts are with her family.

good luck tomorrow rob and whatever the out come you can be proud of yourself as you've done so many people proud with this venture.

lets hope its a happy ending  ;goodluck;

Good luck tomorrow. Let's hope justice prevails but the loss of a life sets it in perspective.

Good luck tomorrow Rob.

Whatever the outcome I'd like to thank you for having a go and for sharing your experience with us. It would be a travesty if the the license was not granted.


The poker community with a big AAAAAYYYYYAAAARRR!!!

Really hope it all works out tomorrow, can't wait to come and play in the club.

Good luck.

PBear

1 hour...45 minutes. 22 seconds.....and counting........ ;popcorn;

Tick tock tick tock

fingernails almost totally disappeared, though I am sure tis unnecessary, they must see justice prevail.

Fingers crossed ;)

 ;pokergods;

We're like a gaggle of expectant fathers all pacing the corridors outside the delivery room.

It would be scandalous if the decision is the wrong one. Here's hoping common sense wins out.

HOLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Praying for DTD!

Blimey, last night was like Christmas eve !  I have hardly slept, Harmony has an important meeting but is sneaking peeks at Blonde to see if there is any news.

See you there peeps....

Tick tock tick tock

Patience grass-hopper.....

Bizarre thing is if it's good news who do we celebrate with - should we all do a cyber high five or something?  If its bad news I vote we all go out and get drunk...

Sounds Like a good idea to me..

Its Edge of the seat time ... We all know the feeling so well...waiting for the river to either Crush our dreams or to let us progress further in the Game...

But in this case the river card is taking a long time to come - a bit like them saying on a TV poker game "we'll do the river after this break" .

The river card is being dealt by Chris Tarrant!

My own important meeting is over and back in seat, or on edge of seat, to await news...

yep, cyber high five a good idea, Trace!

When Rob and DTD have won, we all agree to start drinking where ever we are from 8pm onwards, raising our first glass to honour Rob and wish him luck.

Good idea!

You will have to drop some booze off at my work honey  ;)

They are waiting outside for the verdict - any second now

christ this is painful...

tenterhooks in Sheffield

Eleventerhooks in Hinckley

C'mon Mr Dealer.

Show us an Ace of Spades with a funky flame motif on the river.

I haven't got any nails left!!!

Havent pressed F5 on keyboard this many times before!!

Twelveterhooks in Brum

Please ship DTD the biggest ever pot in UK poker history... one time

heat pounding breathing,  erratic tence neveous headache...........what were all putting ourselves through for justice.

nice post - "European poker history" even

gits.. i had to go and check i'd spelt tenterhooks properly..

hehe ;)

been a long time - sounds like a first date to me!!

Oh pleeeeeeeeeeeease let it be good news!

are they really outside waiting the Mags decision?...

Intresting to see that there are lots of us logged on waiting the decision.....This is generating more intrest than The WSOPE!!!

fingers and toes crossed in cambridge

Sorted, taking some of that "Wild Turkey" you got me.

good idea - njoy!

someone should run in with a laptop and show the court this thread.. and show everyone waiting ..


SHIP IT BABY ..

Yes - Nick Whiten spoke to Tikay and said they were waiting outside for the phone call to be told to go back in for the decision - when Tikay rang they thought it was the phone call to go back in!  Trust Tikay to get their pulses running!!

Thought he was going to send a text?  He must have discovered it would take him all day.   rotflmfao

They must be going throught it bless em , standing outside waiting .......

Out side

Regards

M

if they don't give the licence then what time we all meeting with the banners outside the court

over 30 now !!!!....where's the live updates from Snoopys.....???? :D

Thought he got all our pulses running...us females, anyway! (Sorry, Bainn!)

It must be bad news - it takes a second to say yes and a lot longer to justify why not.  :(

A pessimist is never disappointed.

It takes a second to say yes and also a second to say no ... Bear in mind that they will have to have there reasons for any decision and big business are involved ... That's what they will be running through now ... Also the highly specialised nature of this case will probably mean lots of guidance from the Clerk ... As i mentioned earlier .. Lets hope the Clerk is familiar with Poker !!

New fingernails anyone?

Hopefully it may just be a case of clarifying/finalising paperwork/things, "dotting i's and crossing t's" type of thing, I hope...

Jesus....this is killing me....and I gotta get back to work.....I need my fingers and they're all crossed.

There still outside waiting.

It's not raining though.

Regards

M

Please and thank you. 

Geeeez, it's school time now.  If I hadn't been asked to collect a small one today, the older ones would be walking home.

How many times have they checked the signal and battery levels on their mobiles?

This must be torture for Rob.

Current odds:

Yes :1/33 on

No: 10/1

Adjourned : 5/1

Magistrates fallen asleep : evens

53 ish reading this topic!!! at five to three in the afternoon!!

Surely that says something....

I'll have a tenner on the Magistrates being asleep please

More tension than waiting for the river card

Yep, something like 110 users and 64 guests logged on...

Think positive guys, lets get some good karma going.

It will be yes!

 ;pokergods; ;pokergods; ;pokergods; ;pokergods; ;pokergods;

4419 views

Pauls picking Harry up  ;)

Snoopy must be lonely over on the EPT live update thread...

57 waiting now.......

sorry i keep refreshing

arrrgghhhhhhhhh, patience is a virtue and all that (espeially in poker as Mr Kendal keeps reminding us) BUT even mine is starting to run out now.   And yeah, I know I shouldn't but I'm starting to worry a little...

As you walk
Through the storm....

It could be a while....anybody fancy a game of cards?......................... ;whistle;

(http://www.schipul.com/attachments/articles/512/nervousComputer.jpg)

Hold your head up high, and don't be afraid of the dark...

time to go get the daughter from the buss... please let there be a result ( a good result) when i return in 10 mins!

Just had that conversation with Tighty - may not be as clear cut as we would hope - lets all just think positive thoughts....

 :goodpost:

At the end of a storm, is a golden sky....

At the end of a storm is a golden sky


And the sweet silver song of a lark.

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=27658.msg562642#msg562642

Look at that to take your mind off things...;D

Walk on through the wind
Walk on through the rain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

Tho' your dreams be tossed and blown.

Even Kate off LOST is expectant...

Walk on...Walk on....
With hope in your heart

and you'll never walk alone...

And you'll never walk alone

(I think)

I could get quite Lennonesque right now and say:

All we are saying, is give DtD a chance...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIeIWkK0t4s


You'll never, ever walk alone.

Sorry Red-Dog - our posts crossed!

:kiss:

Why not clear cut??? could you explain ...or would it be inopurtune to do so at present?

Was there ever a time mentioned for the announcement - or is it just a case of them deliberating and conjugating and then telling everyone when they're ready?

Kin you just sounded like the git who used to do master chef

Tighty knows nothing  (about anything at all actually) we were just talking and guessing like everyone else. Sorry.

"Who lives in a house like this....David, it's over to you."

Yes, I've got his voice in my head now.  It's not pleasant.  Especially when there are already lots of other voices in there, all arguing...

Point 3.  But you never know with these things.

Finally, Tracey says what we've all thought for years.

Ha ha (or is it ho ho?)

I am so nervous I just told someone my name was Natalie! How bizarre!

72 now waiting.....

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Hi Natalie.  How you doing?  :kiss:

63 reading this topic ...Surely a Record... If not a record then a clear indicator of how much the DTD issue is supported by the poker playing public and how much it has gripped us

Maybe they had to collect kids from school too

No, he used to talk about 'cogitating' not conjugating!  ;nanana;

Happens to me all the time - girls always tell me the wrong names, along with give me wrong phone numbers. They must just all get nervous, I suppose.

Thats a whole different thread......and its chargeable by the minute - or in your case half minute.... :-)

I'm gonna say that we haven't had the result yet because Rob and his team are in the pub round the corner celebrating.

Either my comp is gonna crash or this site is.....is it just me having problems refreshing this page?

Same here

OK - working on the theory that a watched pot never boils etc etc I suggest that we all collectively now go to the loo and as soon as we do the phones will start ringing with a result - works every time.

Everyone ready?

Everyone will be because we're all pressing F5 like ecstasy-fuelled woodpeckers.

Lots of concurrent connections - lots of people refreshing lots of times will slow it down.

Rob's fault.

Anyone in Ireland willing to send me a text when the result comes out?  Have to make a mad dash to Killarney and won't be home til after 5.  Send me a PM if you're willing and I'll give you my number.  Cheers!

ITs a YES!!!!!!!

As soon as I locked the loo door Tikay rang - licence secured - hope to open Nov - all very happy!!!!!!

 rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao

YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 ;letsparty; ;mexicanwave; ;letsparty; ;mexicanwave;

What is? 

i thought it was alt +F4





that should speed things up

FOR REAL?!  OMG!!!!!!!!!  DELIGHTED FOR THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SHIP IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow good news, bet he's a very relieved man!

AAAYYYYYYYAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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SHIP IIIIITTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;danafish;

AAAAAAYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

Tracey behind a locked bathroom door screaming YES at the top of her voice - I trust this is the first time such a thing has happened to such a virtuous young thing such as yourself. :)

The licence is brilliant, brilliant news - bB6 here we come!

Thank god for that, no more refresing for me. Get in DTD etc.

no appeal or anymore underhand tactics by Gala or Stanley then ?

About Sodding Time !!!!!!!  

Excellent excellent news.......
Well Done to all involved....

Now its time for us to show our support when the doors open!!!

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Excellent news

great news!!!!

Absolutely Top Class Top Draw, WP GH GG

Sooooooooooooooo pleased for Rob and the team!!!

Now go and show the shitty objectors how to run a decent cardroom!!!!!!

Chuffed to bits for all of ya!!

Ship it yongwards...

AAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRr!!!

 ;letsparty; ;mexicanwave; ;letsparty; ;mexicanwave; ;letsparty;

 :)up

WP VNH GG


YYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS !!!!!

;applause;

Already, celebrities from across the world have expressed their delight at the fact DTD has got its licence.

First to comment was Tony the Tiger who said 'It's grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat'.

(http://www.gr8pr.net/images/frosties-tiger2.gif)

(http://standeyo.com/index_images/030704.fireworks_salute.jpg)

Fan-bloody-tastic.

GL to all, the hard will be worth it.

Drained............................but happy,bet Rob is oerwhelmed

Congrats Rob and Team, can't wait til it opens!



 :respect:

President George W Bush was told the news as he stepped off Air Force One.

'I hope Ducks till Dawn is a great success', he said.

(http://www.rightpundits.com/wp-content/photos/bush_thumbs_up.jpg)

YAY thanks goodness the club can finally open. Well done to the rest of the DTD team it's been a tough battle but finally got there.

Now the next major problem is picking a dress for the launch party :D

GG Gala & Stanley.

Bye-Bye  :D

Congrats to the DTD Team !!!! Ill see you there as soon as the doors open!!!!

CONGRATS AGAIN!!!!!!!!

My Keyboard is tired now... Needs to go to Sleep

Superb Result.. Justice was done...

 :)up

GL to everybody involved, I wish I lived closer, but a visit or 2 will be in order..

Who whats to start a sweepstake on how much Rob's bar tab will be tonight

I know nothing more - The entire conversation with Tikay was: "Are you on line? Put a post saying licence secured, hope to open in November, got that? And never forget I love you"  Some of that conversation may have been altered/added to for entertainment purposes.....   ::)

Its only a 30 minute drive from my house too. No more Napoleons rebuys for me, I may as well chuck my misuss now.

Just filled the car up with petrol, is it open tonight? ;)

Get in, justice is served.

Only just logged on and didn't go to the last page straight away. Instead like the sick puppy i am I started where i had last read and worked my way through the whole thread, I can't believe how nervous i was.

Congrats Rob and all those involved with dtd.

 ;applause;  'Kin brilliant! 4s

Fantastic!  ooooooooooooooh!  Wow!  Spookily just went to ring Bainn to tell him the gd news and he called me at the same time without realising the news was out!  We are absolutely delighted for the poker community, Nottingham and most of all for Rob and his team! :respect:

 ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;sexybanana; ;sexybanana; ;sexybanana; ;sexybanana; ;sexybanana; ;sexybanana; ;letsparty; ;letsparty;

 ;mexicanwave; ;mexicanwave; ;mexicanwave; ;mexicanwave; ;mexicanwave; ;mexicanwave; ;mexicanwave; ;mexicanwave; ;mexicanwave;


We'll be raising our glasses at 8pm to Rob and all the team at DtD  :cheers:

Wooooooohooooooooo

Congratulations Rob and all the team behind DTD, all your hard work and grief have finally paid off. Look forward to visiting the club  ;dewi;

Well Done.  

I'll raise a glass to you tonight ;dewi;

 Tc

Thank f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f heavens for that.

Nice one Rob.

At Last ;sexybanana; ;sexybanana;,

Ive been lucky enough to be involded with the fit out and seen it in its full glory.

Trust me when I say it will blow you away ;gobsmacked;

Well done Rob and all the team :)up

Never any doubt -- well done Rob & Team -- I'll raise a glass or two to you tonight

heaven.

nh boys.

crucial.

Can Rob now recover his costs from objectors???

Well done to Rob and DTD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations! This is brilliant, brilliant news. Justice has been served.

Can't believe the news - just checked my phone log to make sure i didnt just make it all up!!

So pleased for Rob and all the team - I really hope that something we did - however small - helped - it would be great to think we have had a part in this rollercoaster ride. It's not over yet - let the games begin!!!!

 ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;


 ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader;;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader;;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader;;cheerleader; ;cheerleader;


 :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

 ;pokergods; - Oh please let him sue for costs!!!!

Nice one Rob & the team

My faith in British justice has been restored.

One nil to the small guy v the big corporations

wd rob. look forward to playing there.

nice one rob

first round is on chunky

Get in!!

Nice one Rob,go get pissed!!

 ;hattip; ;hattip; ;hattip;

Great news, can't wait.

Hope you stick the bar bill onto the costs Rob  :cheers:

Nice one.

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Don't think they can get costs. Application for the licence is due process and anyone can object. Thank God this came through and the Magistrates seen the light, and thanks to the clerk of the court who would of directed them in that direction.

WooooHoooooo

Cant wait for the doors to open. As someone said earlier, lets now carry this support through and make the club a success, and then maybe more Poker Clubs will open up around the UK.

Well done all concerned.

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This is nottingham website

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EUROPE'S biggest poker club will be allowed to open in Nottingham, magistrates decided today.

Dusk Till Dawn will open on the Lenton Lane Industrial Estate in early November.

Rob Yong, an entrepreneur from Nuthall, was today granted a Casino Licence for the club. He has spent £3m redeveloping the former Smilin' Sams amusement arcade as a card-only club, the first of its kind in the UK.



For more detail's, see tomorrow's Nottingham Evening Post  

Regards

M

;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause;

Chuffed to bits for Rob and all involved.   Can I add 2 the extra packets of fags that i smoked whilst waiting hear to your bill  :P


WELL DONE THAT MAN   :)up

Mich/x

f*ck*ng great news rob congrats to you and all involved in dusk til dawn.  :)up

thanks for working so hard for poker players in this country and im sure dusk til dawn is going to be the greatest poker club ever! ;tightend;

no more leakages on the roulette or blackjack just pure poker every players dream! ;thankyou;

cant wait for the opening night i hope thers room for us all lol  rotflmfao


at last justice...... lets party


 ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;karabiner; ;karabiner; ;karabiner; :dd: :dd: :dd:

LOL

I did the same, soooo sick!

What fantastic news, Rob Yong should be inducted into the Blonde Hall of Fame immediately this is the most significant development in UK poker EVER!!!  ;yippee;


Never in doubt (well maybe just a bit)

absolutly agree with teacake.if anyone deserves a place in the hall of fame it has to be rob yong.

So pleased for you Rob and team...you really do deserve this ..Party time...xx

Congrats guys (or should I say pioneers)

And thankyou for sticking with it, you are the voice of the UK poker public at large and your sucess is most likely going to be THE defining moment of recent times in British poker.

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

Calvin Coolidge, Ex-President, USA.

Rob & Nick epitomised this persistence & detrermination. Well done them.

A new dawn beckons in European Poker - Dusk 'til Dawn.

 ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;letsparty;

im off out at 7.30pm and at 8pm tonight like bain and harmony i will be raising a glass to rob yong and dusk til dawn  :cheers:

Very well done to Rob and all the DTD team, a deserved victory for comon sense.  ;yippee; ;cheerleader; :cheers: ;cheerleader; ;yippee;

What he said

A big well done to all the dtd team.

Cant wait to visit, me and my pokerdown the pub mates from ravensdale pub in mansfield are getting a minibus and heading down as soon as we can.

Jusctice is done and common sense wins

Well done rob and team

Regards

mark

well done
good luck
 see you there soon

well done well done very well done very very well done

Hugh

 ;woohoo;

Really looking to my first MTT at DTD, however i now need to learn to take the right junction off the Nottingham ringroad, never seem to get it right when i go to the cinema.

apolagies if this has been mentioned allready but when does it open?

Think November was suggested.

Yeah great stuff....well done all involved, look forward to seeing the Mtt schedule.

Fantastic News for Poker.

Sense prevailed in a court of Law?!?! Whatever next!!

Pleased for all of you.

Anything stopping you from suing the "other parties" for loss of earnings???? For what was blatent delay tactics?

Fantastic news rob - well done all concerned and as Nelson on the Simpsons would say 'HAHA' to Gala/Stanleys etc!

Excellent news..!!!  Will make a date and get there..!!!  Can APAT now finalise season 2 Schedule ??  :)

Yay well done Rob and all DTD crew , fantastic news for poker up norfff :)

 ;sexybanana; ;sexybanana; ;sexybanana; ;sexybanana; ;sexybanana;

Excellent.

Well played good game.

 Ad Kd Qd Jd Td

Well played - only losers like Gala etc would fail to see that they were up against the absolute nuts.

We are all now looking forward to a new era in poker - and its not Vegas or London

 

A hard fight well won   :)
As has previously been said nice to see common sense prevailing in our "justice" system
Looking forward to getting to Nottingham and giving physical rather than moral support

Nice one Rob

I will see you on opening night.

Guess id better hand in my notice and book a flight to Nottingham, roll on November. As for the objectors, i hope they get the book thrown at them.

Congratulations Rob!

Fantastic news! dt (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload)d (http://www.dtdpoker.com/aff/BlonditesDownload) is 7 minutes from my house. I'll be there quite a bit I expect :)

absolutely fantastic news


Can't wait to come down from manchester... no doubt with mates in tow to have an awesome night!!

Fantastic news - redbulls house only 7 mins from DTD - we'll all be staying at his house quite a bit!  ;D

Fantastic news.

Well done to Rob and all of his team, tremendous effort.

Looking forward to paying it a visit.

 ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause;

great news for UK poker! - well done all involved. - venue for BB6? :-)

Ooooooooooh....GREAT IDEA!!!

The schedule is accurate Carl.  The first APAT Regional event will take place at dtd on Saturday December 15th.  Whoop!

Great news. Well done.

Wheeeee....

AAAAYYYYYAAAAAAARRRR!!!!!!

 ;letsparty;

 ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; congratulations

Been out all afternoon and just read through the last 14 pages (!!!!) and it's absolutely fantastic news. Well done Rob and team. I'm only half an hour down the road and will be hoping to make the trip fairly regularly! The Baileys is out of the fridge and the toast is

Dusk  Till  Dawn

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 ;mexicanwave; ;mexicanwave; ;mexicanwave; ;mexicanwave; ;mexicanwave; ;mexicanwave;

Very well done Rob, fantastic effort.

dont worry about that Div, the Lazmobile will be making frequent fast journeys to the nottingham area...

You buying a beemer then?

aye, yer probably right. my passengers are deserving of something a little more classy.

 :D

great news and good luck with your poker room, I know its gonna be a big success.

If you are looking for a chauffeur there's a few candidates in this lot...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7010843.stm

Congratulations to all at DTD!!


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 Td Th

Great News

Gala Getting their Butt kicked in their own back yard.

 rotflmfao

Happy Days

Regards

M

Yeah, how's about sending in a compliance officer with their card marked as a little thank you gesture ;)

Congrats to all at DTD. :)
Looks like I may get a game at Christmas when I return for a break from Australia after all.

congrats Rob and Co... now I can go through my schedule to see when I can go to lovely Nottingham :)

Nottingham's local paper, The Evening Post, is running this piece -

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=195917&command=displayContent&sourceNode=134241&contentPK=18505356&folderPk=78486&pNodeId=133951

Hands up whose got MPP's burning a hole in their back pocket!!   ;cupcake;

well done guys!

:D - nice context, just in case any of the general public were in any doubt as to whether the casinos were playing fair or not.

Indeed, I think the writer may be a poker player !

nice one rob take your time enjoy the moment  :)up

LOL, Good on you Rob.

Thanks and well done to us all.

 ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause;

The "Pokerplayer" magazine's own website has a good article on the verdict in their "Poker News" bit on the front page.

Possibly, but you were staking all of us ;D

I slept through yesterday and look what I missed!

DTD is GO.

Well done all at DTD. Great news.


Opening in November... don't think I can wait.

Do you need any volunteer poker players for any 'Test Runs'?

I had a few to celebrate last night down my local pub too, my local pub is my local poker club so to speak, and were all looking forward to coming up to Nottingham as soon as it opens......Ayyyyyaaaaarrrrr!!!

Congratulations Rob and all those involved!

This is great news. Read the article on pokernews and I gotta say I don't think I would have been as kind to the casinos by not offering slot machines etc. at the club when you had the choice. I would have, if only to stick the knife into the greedy b*******. Very classy. Your obviously a better man than me.

Already planning my trip down sometime near Christmas.

All the best for the club.

Nick

Yes a very classy and astute man.  Took on the big boys and took them down a peg or two. 

A great milestone for poker in the Uk and Ireland, there is pleant of flights to East midlands from Belfast.    Just wish i lived closer lol

wd Rob and  DTD team

Best freeroll I've been in.

Well done Rob and the team.

Geo

well done well done

now whens opening party...me and chili are dying to know

FRAN

The Evening Post tonight is running a poll on the lines of "Will the opening of this new club be good for Nottingham"

If you open the original link you can vote too.

and it's 58% for no at the moment  :o  so get on and sway it back to the right answer!!!

Down to 54.9% now, another handful should do it  :D

Come on, folks!

Fantastic news, and the phone call was very much apreciated - the human touch! I like it.

Yes - 49.5%

No - 50.5%

Could be worse.

It was far worse when I viewed it.

I appreciate your comments MPOWER, and understand what you are saying.

I was pleased though to see the journalist who reported yesterday's successful conclusion sounded like, although he has to be unbiased, he was actually just as appalled at the casinos objections as we were.   

Have I dreamt a post by MPOWER?!

My eyes must be deceiving me - nite nite folks!

I think I just tipped the pole in our favour.

Well done Rob and all at DTD (especially the lovely ladieeeeez)!

Current standing on the votes is 53.2% say it WILL be good for Nottingham.

54.8% say it WILL be good for nottingham

Blonde power  ;whistle; ;applause;

58% says it will be good for nottingham..and that's with me voting no ;)

Ok it's up to 59% now. Well done Rob

59.6  ;whistle;

61% --  ;applause;

 ;)

idiotic journalism at its very best....

how can a poker cliub be bad for an area ?

its a bit like asking "would a new swimming pool be bad for nottingham ?" - only for non swimmers...

It is nice to see the creative types actually read the articles in the paper thay are writing to.

One chap wrote a poem about the "New Casino", see DTD, and the woes it could cause. We first thought it may have been written about one of the 2 new casinos, but no, in the poem it states "made use of a disused building,".

A cracking achievement Rob and co, well done on all your success.

On a sidenote, and I apologise if this has been asked before, but does having your own online cardroom hamper potential deals with organistations such as the EPT and WPT?

Doesn't hosting a WPT event put the mockers on hosting a televised event for any other organisation under Liscomb's normal conditions?

The Scottish invasion of Nottingham is already being planned! Well done Rob, very, very well done!

the next project..............................http://www.eastwoodtownfc.co.uk/index.php lol

Non league football, brilliant.

I used to work for Colne Dynamos going back a few years, they were the only pro team outside the 4 english divisions at the time, Alan Kennedy ex Liverpool was there playing at the time and the club enjoyed some good success. I worked in the commercial side with Paul Fletcher (ex bolton player) and now working for Coventry City... fond memories indeed. And non league club fans are the salt of the earth, look after them Rob.

Good luck with it.

Legend

;tightend;

Good to see you putting your feet up and having a well deserved rest Rob!!!!

Seriously though Good Luck  :respect:

Congrats DTD!!! Looking forward to playing in the club.

BTW just started playing on your online site and won my second tournament there!

15:00 175 Eastwood Town 1 vs.  Leek Town 0
 Swinscoe 1

Nice Start Mr Chairman

 ;applause;

Must be your week for winning things, may it continue.

Regards   

M

Well done all the DTD gang for untiring hard work to bring us all this fantastic venue.
Good luck with the footy club Rob.
Can't wait to get in the place, any news on the opening date yet???

Result of the Nottingham Evening Post Poll:


60.64% say DtD will be good for Nottingham.

Just read the news...

a bit late but congratulations!!!


I will definitely make my way to nottingham to visit your club.

Go the Badgers.

Being an Eastwood boy its great to see them sitting near the top of the league after promotion last season. The old man plays for the darts and dominos team so say hello if you see him. :)

Well done to Rob and the team for this successful pursuit of JUSTICE. Rob must have went through the mill both mentally and financially in the last year and he has shown himself to be a man of great pride and modesty. This proud son of Nottingham has given back to his community again at great financial risk to himself and knowing that it will be a long time before he sees profit if at all, as I'm sure he will have already started planning new poker innovations to cut the jugulars of the opposing Casinos poker business. I personally think he has saved many people from financial ruin as people will be able to cut the bankroll leakage of casino games.

Good Luck to the whole team at Dusk Till Dawn.

Just want to add my congrats to you Rob & all at DTD  :respect:, it's refreshing to see that the big boys don't always get there own way  ;bumwiggle;. I for one will be hoofing my way down to Nottingham!